Frax Alternatives

Frax is described as 'Art program that puts the “equations of nature” in the palm of your hand. Frax is powered by fractal geometry, the same principle that creates patterns of self-similarity in our natural world' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Frax for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and Android apps. The best Frax alternative is FusionArt AI, which is free. Other great apps like Frax are ExploreFractals, Spirals, Xaos and Sterling2.

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  1. FusionArt AI icon
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    Explore the incredible fusion of AI and art! Create mesmerizing spirals, illusions, and patterns that push artistic boundaries. Just as Giorgio Moroder revolutionized dance music with the synthesizer, we're unleashing insane artistic magic.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • FusionArt AI is the most popular Web-based alternative to Frax.

    • FusionArt AI is the most popular free alternative to Frax.

    • FusionArt AI is Freemium and ProprietaryFrax is Paid and Proprietary
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    With this program you can test the effect of inflections / Julia morphings on the Mandelbrot set and some other fractal types. This works by transforming the plane and then actually rendering the fractal. Each click adds an inflection at the location of the cursor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • ExploreFractals is the most popular Windows alternative to Frax.

    • ExploreFractals is the most popular Open Source alternative to Frax.

    • ExploreFractals is Free and Open SourceFrax is Paid and Proprietary
    • ExploreFractals is Privacy focusedFrax is not according to our users
  3. Spirals icon
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    Spirals is an AI tool developed by Steven Tey that generates spiral art instantly. It uses Vercel and Replicate to deliver its functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Xaos icon
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    XaoS is an interactive fractal zoomer. It allows the user to continuously zoom in or out of a fractal in a fluid, continuous motion. This capability makes XaoS great for exploring fractals, and it’s fun!

    13 Xaos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Xaos is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Frax.

    • Xaos is Free and Open SourceFrax is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Sterling2 icon
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    Sterling 2 is build on the grounds of Sterling, a fractal-generating commerial program written in 1999.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Ultra Fractal icon
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    Ultra Fractal is a fractal generation and rendering software application. The program works using a similar paradigm to Photoshop, allowing multiple layers to be combined using layer blending modes, transformations and custom fractal formulas.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Ultra Fractal is the most popular commercial alternative to Frax.

    • Ultra Fractal is Paid and ProprietaryFrax is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. Apophysis icon
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    Apophysis is a fractal flame editor and renderer for Microsoft Windows. It was created by Mark Townsend by translating Scott Draves original C code into Delphi and adding a graphical user interface[citation needed].

    17 Apophysis alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. JWildfire icon
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    Modern ui, soft developed and ugraded by andreas maschke for design 2d and 3d fractal flames. Very nice app and powerful.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Chaoscope icon
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    Chaoscope is a 3D strange attractors rendering software. The word "Chaoscope" was invented by Ralph Abraham to describe computer tools used to help comprehending dynamic systems, a superset of the strange attractors.

    12 Chaoscope alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. ChaosPro icon
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    Windows 95/98/NT fractal generation and exploration program with 3D, network, animation, 24 bit support, compatible to FractInt, compatible to UltraFractal (excluding UF class based formulas).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Oxidizer icon
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    "Oxidizer is a free open source fractal flame editor for the Apple Macintosh, running OSX 10.4 or greater."

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    FractalPane is a complex function plotter that can create stunning and varied pieces of generative art. If you aren't familiar with complex functions or numbers, that's alright! FractalPane will do all the heavy lifting for you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
     
    • FractalPane - Generative Art is the most popular Android alternative to Frax.

    • FractalPane - Generative Art is Free and ProprietaryFrax is Paid and Proprietary
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